Mexican caught attempting to smuggle heroin into Arizona

Tucson Citizen
San Luis, Arizona — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the San Luis Port arrested a man, accompanied by his family, for attempting to smuggle heroin into the country on June 19. — On June 19, at approximately 6 a.m., a 41-year old Mexican male attempted to enter the U.S. with his two children in the vehicle and was referred for a secondary inspection. Subsequently, a narcotics detection canine alerted to the dash area leading to the discovery of a non-factory compartment containing 13 packages of heroin. The narcotics weighed more than 30 pounds with an estimated value of $413,440. The man was taken into custody and turned over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The vehicle and heroin were seized by CBP… Read More